President’s Message

Next week, we will welcome important visitors to our campus: a 10-member site accreditation team. The team will be led by Dr. Marie Smith, former vice chancellor of instruction and technology with the Los Rios Community College District. For information about the team members, the positions they hold and their home colleges/districts, a team brochure can be accessed through CSM’s accreditation website: www.smccd.net/accounts/csmaccredit. Additional copies are available in division offices. more>>

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning @ CSM
By Jean Mach, professor of English & SoTL Center coordinator
Good things come in threes at the SoTL Center this month: The selection of our first two CSM Scholars, a collaboration with our sister college, Cañada, and the second Talking about Teaching Forum. more>>

All-College Meeting, 10/17 on CIPII
On Wednesday, October 17, from 2:15 to 3:45pm in 18-202, an All-College Meeting will be held about the latest developments in our Capital Improvement Program (CIPII). more >>

President’s Lecture Series Continues
On Tuesday, October 30, at 11:10 am in the CSM Theatre, the President’s Lecture Series: Diverse Voices in Writing will present author Caille Milner. Milner, who had her first book published at age 16, is the author of a memoir, the Golden Road: Notes on My Gentrification and coauthor of The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of First Graders to College. more >>

Chinese Delegation Visits College
A Chinese delegation of 20 college principals and presidents recently visited the college to learn about CSM’s occupational programs. more >>

Faculty Honored for Service
The college celebrated faculty and administrators with long-term service at the annual Ice Cream Social held earlier this month. more >>

In the Spotlight:  New Interim Deans
The college welcomed three new interim deans, Felix Robles, Albert Naso and  Neil McCallum, to serve during the fall semester. They replaced newly appointed Vice President Susan Estes and retiring Deans Linda Avelar and Al Acena. more >>

Floristry Department Sponsors Nationally Recognized Floral Expert
On Monday, October 22, the Student Chapter of the American Institute of Floral Design Club will host a presentation by noted floral industry expert J.M. H. Schwanke. more >>

CSM Spring Schedule to be Mailed, on Campus Next Week
The U.S. Postal Service will begin mailing CSM's Spring 2008 Schedule of Classes next week to more than 100,000 households in the college's service area. more>>

Accomplishments
The works of Richard Lohmann, professor of photography exhibited; Dean Drumheller, laboratory technician in the astronomy program, wins award; and the football team ranks high in various polls. more >>

Proposal on Designated Smoking Areas Moves Forward
In Spring 2007, College Council agreed to make the current smoking policy more restrictive by establishing designated smoking zones. more >>

►World Language Week 2007, an on-campus celebration of languages and cultures takes place October 15-19.
The Classified Staff is hosting a Halloween party for the campus community on October 31. For more about these events and others, visit the CSM Calendar of Events.